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octyl en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English octane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English octyl From octane + -yl.

Meanings

  1. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₈H₁₇, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom

Forms

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Deriveds

octyl gallate · octisalate · octylglucoside · monooctyl · iodooctyl · octylisothiazolinone · isooctyl · perfluorooctyl · dioctyl · naboctate · cyclooctyl · octylamine · tetraoctyl · trioctylphosphine · octylic